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Australian Workplace Satisfaction & Average Annual Salary Analysis

We've mashed together Glassdoor ratings, average salary ranges (both male and female) and the gender breakdown for the workforces of some of Australia's largest employers of Australian university students and graduates. Here's what we found...

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Key findings from the 189 Organisations we analysed:

The average organisation's Glassdoor employee company review rating was 3.42 out of 5

The average proportion of the organisation's workforce being female is 41.72%

The average proportion of the organisation's workforce being male is 38.83%

The lowest male salary was $30,942 and the highest male salary was $252,000

The lowest female salary was $26,145 and the highest female salary was $200,000

Company

Industry

Glassdoor Rating

% Workforce Female

Avg. Female Salary Range

% Workforce Male

Avg. Male Salary Range

Commonwealth Bank

Financial Services

3.6

45

$48,370 to $95,041

55

$53,439 - $112,167

Telstra

Telecommunications

3.4

28

$41,426 - $110,123

72

$50,365 - $124,620

Westpac

Financial Services

3.4

47

$46,144 - $103,233

53

$51,268 - $120,766

Macquarie Group

Financial Services

2.9

38

$91,500

62

$66,129 - $147,395

IBM

Information Technology and Services

2.7

24

$52,851 - $78,969

76

$62,037 - $125,779

Optus

Telecommunications

3

30

$40,127 - $118,072

70

$53,725 - $143,531

EY

Accounting

3.8

43

$52,646 - $93,598

57

$50,615 - $106,970

National Australia Bank

Financial Services

3.1

39

$39,739 - $89,480

61

$47,779 - $115,515

University of Sydney

Education

3.8

42

$60,909 - $89,725

58

$69,810 - $117,916

NSW Department of Education and Communities

Government Administration

3.6

36

$92,497

64

$79,174 - $97,959

Lend Lease

Construction

3.5

45

$59,000

55

$94,333 - $178,039

ANZ

Financial Services

3.5

44

$47,349 - $127,498

56

$46,255 - $127,670

TAFE NSW

Education

3.8

43

$41,100 - $69,776

57

$42,236 - $73,475

PwC

Accounting

3.3

33

N/A

67

$92,500

Woolworths Limited

Retail

3

37

$48,857 - $88,437

63

$47,965 - $86,726

Transport for NSW

Government Administration

4

31

$87,659

69

$98,264 - $162,778

Hewlett-Packard

Information Technology and Services

3.1

23

$42,894 - $71,637

77

$64,111 - $127,743

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Broadcast Media

3.5

56

$34,963 - $91,563

44

$33,451 - $90,000

UNSW Australia

Education

4.5

57

$61,918 - $77,230

43

$88,121

Macquarie University

Education

3.6

29

$131,483

71

$57,500 - $252,000

AMP

Financial Services

3.5

50

$49,132 - $96,317

50

$71,637 - $116,236

Accenture

Information Technology and Services

3.4

21

$57,154 - $101,810

79

$58,116 - $118,220

Qantas

Airlines/Aviation

3.4

31

$87,659

69

$98,264 - $162,778

Deloitte Australia

Management Consulting

3.4

42

$55,075 - $109,875

58

$53,791 - $144,108

IAG

Insurance

3.6

75

$78,730

25

$60,000

NSW Health

Hospital & Health Care

3.3

59

$19 - $33 (hourly)

41

$35 - $53 (hourly)

UTS: University of Technology, Sydney

Education

3.8

60

$61,080 - $104,639

40

$81,000 - $125,000

University of Western Sydney

Education

3.4

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Google

Internet

4.4

29

$132,000

71

$71,216 - $131,094

Citi

Financial Services

3.3

50

$44,120 - $81,318

50

$49,194 - $132,656

Suncorp Group

Financial Services

4.2

39

$45,938 - $87,177

61

$48,064 - $111,584

HSBC

Financial Services

3.4

44

$61,042 - $137,569

56

$53,723 - $158,654

KPMG Australia

Accounting

3.6

58

$58,958 - $81,389

42

$60,300 - $100,500

BT Financial Group

Financial Services

3.8

52

$49,832 - $83,015

48

$46,309 - $119,195

Catholic Education Office, Sydney

Education

3.1

50

N/A

50

N/A

Brisbane Catholic Education

Education

3

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Queensland Health

Hospital & Health Care

3.5

62

$20 - $49 (hourly)

38

$25 - $54 (hourly)

Monash University

Education

3.5

68

$53,027 - $85,459

32

$88,200 - $123,000

Mater Health Services

Hospital & Health Care

4

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Ramsay Health Care

Hospital & Health Care

4.3

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

St John of God Health Care

Hospital & Health Care

4

83

$56,127 - $97,069

17

$76,000

The University of Melbourne

Education

3.5

55

$78,119 - $104,912

45

$77,931 - $91,902

JLL

Commercial Real Estate

3.5

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nestlé

Food & Beverages

1

25

N/A

75

$70,000

McDonald's Corporation

Restaurants

2.8

51

$10 - $19 (hourly)

49

$10 - $19

Oracle

Information Technology and Services

3.2

36

$101,250

64

$71,000 - $120,043

Department of Defence of Australia

Government Administration

4

19

$69,750 - $107,963

81

$62,334 - $107,025

Australian Army

Military

3.9

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Royal Australian Navy

Defence & Space

3.9

14

$54,408

86

$50,043 - $85,327

BHP Billiton

Mining & Metals

3.3

20

$59,222 - $144,649

80

$78,509 - $148,924

BlueScope

Building Materials

3.6

55

$49,920 - $98,990

45

$104,159

CSC

Information Technology and Services

2.7

33

$67,438 - $124,800

67

$63,996 - $136,190

Microsoft

Computer Software

3.6

17

N/A

83

$70,469 - $157,825

The University of Queensland

Education

4.1

36

$70,986

64

$78,360 - $99,157

Queensland University of Technology

Education

4.1

38

$58,503

63

$79,096 - $130,000

Brisbane City Council

Government Administration

3.9

27

$70,000

73

$51,097 - $96,650

Queensland Government

Government Administration

3.4

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

City of Gold Coast

Government Administration

4

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Origin Energy

Oil & Energy

3.2

44

$47,924 - $116,997

56

$54,874 - $124,291

Department of Transport and Main Roads

Government Administration

3.6

33

$46,910

67

$93,000

Virgin Australia

Airlines/Aviation

3.4

47

$50,000 - $95,000

53

$46,000 - $100,000

Rio Tinto

Mining & Metals

3.6

31

$68,848

69

$79,500 - $154,839

Flight Centre

Leisure, Travel & Tourism

3.6

60

$28,928 - $57,483

40

$30,942 - $59,927

Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services

Individual & Family Services

3.6

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Bond University

Education

3.5

80

$94,925

20

N/A

Northern Territory Government

Government Administration

3

71

$60,962 - $156,500

29

$77,419

ConocoPhillips

Oil & Energy

1.2

13

N/A

88

$160,000

NEC Australia

Information Technology and Services

2.4

5

N/A

95

$52,072 - $112,649

Flinders University

Education

4

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

SA Health

Hospital & Health Care

4

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Leighton Contractors

Civil Engineering

3.1

29

$48,330 - $117,449

71

$73,376 - $163,983

Australian Government Department of Human Services

Government Administration

2.6

50

$46,600 - $104,383

50

$54,506 - $85,489

Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia

Hospitality

3

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Griffith University

Education

3.9

54

$64,400

46

$68,742 - $143,135

Aurizon

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

3.4

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Queensland Rail

Transportation /Trucking/Railroad

3.6

45

$100,000

55

$69,200 - $160,000

CSIRO

Research

3.3

50

$81,000

50

$106,394

Santos Ltd

Oil & Energy

3.3

30

$70,000 - $200,000

70

$80,000 - $200,000

Minter Ellison

Law Practice

2.3

63

$55,752 - $69,407

37

$61,830 - $95,632

Standard Bank Group

Financial Services

3.7

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

J.P. Morgan

Financial Services

3.4

25

$101,000

75

$58,958 - $198,317

Deutsche Bank

Investment Banking

3.3

25

N/A

75

$150,000

Credit Suisse

Banking

3.5

67

$79,000

33

N/A

APN News & Media

Media Production

2

64

$42,253 - $56,534

36

$52,000

Youi Insurance

Insurance

2.7

75

$50,000

25

N/A

Queensland Ambulance Service

Hospital & Health Care

4

29

N/A

71

$50,000

GHD

Civil Engineering

3.2

22

$51,064 - $81,212

78

$52,235 - $87,204

Ergon Energy

Utilities

3.5

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Dell

Information Technology and Services

3.4

17

$139,000

83

$50,335 - $113,527

Boeing

Airlines/Aviation

3.5

38

$70,400 - $114,783

63

$73,764 - $120,364

Bechtel Corporation

Construction

3.7

15

$76,302

85

$65,000 - $141,440

Thiess

Mining & Metals

3.6

35

$50,738 - $92,510

65

$66,065 - $144,119

Downer

Construction

3.6

31

$48,783 - $75,000

69

$61,584 - $157,532

Stanwell Corporation Limited

Utilities

2

50

N/A

50

N/A

University of Adelaide

Education

4.5

70

$50,421 - $61,061

30

$89,114

University of South Australia

Education

2.9

40

$86,000

60

$74,000

SA Water

Utilities

N/A

25

N/A

75

$72,000

Adelaide City Council

Government Administration

N/A

33

N/A

67

$69,500

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank

Banking

2.3

60

$40,722 - $79,947

40

$48,148 - $82,721

Australian Government

Government Administration

3.7

50

$46,600 - $104,383

50

$54,506 - $85,489

Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Government of South Australia

Government Administration

4

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

AECOM

Civil Engineering

2.7

30

$52,550 - $91,690

70

$53,829 - $132,258

Shell

Oil & Energy

3.8

40

N/A

60

$78,611 - $122,084

BAE Systems Australia

Defence & Space

4

23

$55,000 - $97,068

77

$55,083 - $136,645

Think Education

Education

1.8

67

$90,000

33

N/A

Siemens

Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

3.6

15

$78,964

85

$76,006 - $121,086

Emerson Network Power

Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

3.5

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Avanade

Information Technology and Services

3.7

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Saudi Aramco

Oil & Energy

3.5

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

RMIT University

Education

3.4

28

$54,000 - $119,500

72

$72,238 - $174,089

Australian Trade Commission

International Trade and Development

5

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

CPA Australia

Accounting

2.6

75

$70,000

25

N/A

Legal Services Commission

Government Administration

3.3

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Sydney Opera House

Performing Arts

5

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Coffey International Ltd

Management Consulting

3

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

FasTracKids International

Education

4

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Shanghai Community International School - Hangzhou International School

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